Digital distribution

Specialty collector vehicle insurance to cover any year, make, model.

Social media may still be thought of as a separate emerging technology by insurers, but soon it will be the norm.

Still, MIT researchers warn that affordability remains a concern for families with high out-of-pocket spending, says this is the major risk to insurance affordability.

FINRA last year advised brokers that social media content falls under regulatory requirements for record-keeping.

Oracle is throwing some cold water on the NFC hype; says tech’s performance too slow to be workable as an instant enabler of contact-less payments.

Too many agents are self-oriented, focusing on products instead of on client needs, expert says.

Life insurers may benefit from this trend if they provide products that meet consumers' demands, according to a Northwestern Mutual Life study.

Despite the highly publicized breach, Alliance Data's Q1 net income surged 85% to $86.4 million, from a year earlier.

Markel Direct to offer clients new product innovation, increase share of the business insurance market.

Insurance enterprise solution includes software, services, hosting and maintenance.

New website designed to speed enrollment of medical and behavioral health physicians, as well as small practices of five or fewer physicians.

People think seniors' online habits revolve entirely around looking at their grandkids' pics on Facebook, but they're surprisingly active when it comes to advocacy.

The app is intended to make Allstate's group benefits available to more than 300,000 employers and 12 million consumers.

Financial firms sold 27% more annuities in February than they did in January, and 33% more than they did in February of 2010, studies say.

LIMRA CEO recently issued a plea to insurance professionals to get with the times when trying to teach the younger generations about retirement.

North America should account for more than half of the 300 million NFC-enabled phones, research says.

The association also recognized two others at its award ceremony.

Solution intended to help specialty lines carriers seize new market opportunities, drive underwriting profitability and improve service to brokers.

UnitedHealth Group's services business, including Ingenix, will now all fall under the Optum brand.

New England insurer will offer online billing to its large and small group, and individual customers.